Cost of Living Comparison Between Karnataka and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Karnataka and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Karnataka is 61.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 61.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karnataka is 56.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 60.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.15 ₹97.9

$2.02 ฿65.3

-43.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$6.93 ₹593

$18.78 ฿608

-63.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.39 ₹290

$7.67 ฿248

-55.80%

Cappuccino

$1.13 ₹96.4

$1.98 ฿64.2

-42.93%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 ₹39.22

$0.82 ฿26.64

-43.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ₹13.4

$0.33 ฿10.58

-51.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.7 ₹146

$2.12 ฿68.6

-19.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 ₹205

$3.73 ฿121

-35.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.42 ₹36.18

$1.64 ฿53.2

-74.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.37 ₹31.42

$1.57 ฿50.9

-76.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.64 ₹54.6

$1.19 ฿38.62

-46.22%

Eggs

$0.73 ₹62.1

$1.98 ฿64.1

-63.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.69 ₹658

$15.99 ฿517

-51.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.29 ₹281

$3.12 ฿101

5.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$2.36 ₹202

$2.76 ฿89.2

-14.49%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ₹69.8

$1.22 ฿39.5

-32.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.89 ₹76.2

$1.71 ฿55.4

-47.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 ₹44.66

$1.55 ฿50.2

-66.45%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 ₹31.3

$1.34 ฿43.21

-72.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 ₹40.5

$1.21 ฿39.23

-61.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.45 ₹38.34

$0.72 ฿23.2

-37.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₹31

$0.53 ฿17.05

-32.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.47 ₹297

$4.72 ฿153

-26.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.62 ₹480

$18.39 ฿595

-69.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.66 ₹142

$1.79 ฿57.9

-7.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 ₹245

$3.21 ฿104

-10.59%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$4.56 ₹390

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.81

$0.94 ฿30.44

-70.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.78 ₹751

$18.9 ฿612

-53.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.34 ₹28.87

$1.42 ฿46.08

-76.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.34 ₹28.95

$1.35 ฿43.53

-74.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ₹127

$7.85 ฿254

-81.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.89 ₹76.1

$1.25 ฿40.4

-28.80%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$12.6K ₹1.1M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-40.23%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.2K ₹1.8M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-2.83%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$17.48 ₹1,495

$70.6 ฿2,285

-75.24%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.39 ₹290

$13.72 ฿444

-75.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$2.29 ₹196

$17.56 ฿568

-86.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.2 ₹1,385

$41.64 ฿1,347

-61.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.83 ₹584

$6.9 ฿223

-1.01%

Cinema Ticket

$2.85 ₹244

$5.8 ฿188

-50.86%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$35.83 ₹3,064

$308 ฿9,963

-88.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$987 ₹84.4K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-93.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.29 ₹1,736

$55.4 ฿1,793

-63.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.78 ₹1,521

$26.4 ฿854

-32.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.07 ₹2,828

$85.1 ฿2,755

-61.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.13 ₹2,320

$71.8 ฿2,323

-62.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$122 ₹10.4K

$434 ฿14K

-71.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$75.4 ₹6,452

$235 ฿7,610

-67.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 ₹23.6K

$821 ฿26.6K

-66.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 ₹15.2K

$498 ฿16.1K

-64.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,034 ₹88.4K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-52.59%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$686 ₹58.7K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-55.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$327 ₹28K

$703 ฿22.8K

-53.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.38

67.60%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Karnataka: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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